Fuel usage when visiting IP

[pale ale]

Hi guys,
One of my IP's is interstate, a few km from my parents house. I went to visit (do maintenance jobs) and used my fathers car for a lot of back and forth driving, and to be picked up from airport. I have kept some fuel receipts, hoping to claim the usage of my dad's car as a deduction. I have been told this does not qualify.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[twobobsworth]

http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.aspx?doc=/content/00205421.htm

 

[geoffw]

http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.aspx?doc=/content/00205421.htm

While in general this is correct, one must be careful in the claims.

Travel from your parents' place to the property may be deductible. Travel to your parents place from home, and travel to and from the airport, may only be claimable according to the portion of your stay that you are attending to the property.

The ATO website does give examples of what is allowable and what is not.

 

[coastymike]

If you use your own car to travel to inspect or maintain your rental property or to collect rent, you can claim an allowable travel expense deduction.

http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.aspx?menuid=0&doc=/content/00205421.htm&page=4&H4

wasn't his own car. was his father's car.

 

[pale ale]

What if I was to hire a car for these jobs. I had to remove some trees and could have hired a truck?

Luckily my father has a ute, so I used it to dump the branches on a friends farm.

 

[coastymike]

section 28.165 provides exception for vehicles provided on hire http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/itaa1997240/s28.165.html